Fan attachment for baby-carriages.



E. F. GLEMENTS.

FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY GARRIAGBS.

APPLICATION FILED mm, 1911.

1,007,920, Patented NOV. 7, 1911.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

EUGENE F. (ELEMENTS, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FAN ATTACHMENT FOR BABY-CARRIAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. May 9, 1911.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911. Serial No. 625,972.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE If. CLEMENTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fan Attachments for Baby-Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fan attachments for baby carriages and likevehicles, and has for an object to provide a simple construction of device of this character which will be automatic in operation when the carriage is propelled.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the fan can be quickly thrown into or out of operation.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sectional fan shaft which will be constructed with a view of permitting the fan to be readily removed when not in use.

I11 the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a rear view of a baby carriage provided with the fan attachment. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation through the driving shaft.

The carriage 1 may be of any well known construction including such supporting wheels as the ones shown at 2. One of the back wheels has secured thereto a relatively large bevel gear wheel 3 which is housed by a suitable casing 4 to prevent the dress of the operator from being caught therein.

A bracket 5 is secured to the body of the carriage, and as illustrated, said bracket has formed therein a vertical socket 6 through which extends the upper socket end 7 of the lower section 8 of the driving shaft. The socket 7 is square, cross sectionally, to receive the correspondingly shaped end 9 of the upper fan section 10 of the driving shaft. The upper end of the fan section is disposed above the plane of the carriage seat and mounted thereon is a suitable fan 11. The bearing 12 is formed on the bracket 5 to receive the section 10 of the driving shaft. The lower end of the section 8 has a relatively small bevel gear wheel 13 thereon which meshes with the gear wheel 3, Whereby when the carriage is propelled, the driving shaft will be revolved.

Collars 14 are secured to the lower sec tion of the driving shaft and mounted therebetween is the forked end 15 of a spring 16, the end 17 of the spring having swiveled thereto the lower end of a screw adjusting member 18. This member is adjustable vertically in the supporting bracket 19 at the back of the carriage body, being provided with a suitable controlling wheel 20 which can be conveniently operated manually when it is desired to throw the driving shaft into or out of engagement with the gear wheel 3, it being understood that when the screw is revolved in one direction the driving shaft will be moved downwardly and when moved in the reverse direction the shaft will be moved upwardly.

In weather, where it is not desired to use the fan, the upper section of the driving shaft may be removed and placed in storage without detracting from the appearance of the carriage.

I claim:

1. In a fan attachment for baby carriages, a carriage having a wheeled shaft, a fan shaftgeared to the shaft, a fan carried by the shaft, a bracket supported by the carriage, a screw adjustable in the bracket, and a spring member operatively connecting the fan shaft with the screw so that on operation of the latter the fan shaft and wheeled shaft respectively will be moved relatively.

2. In a fan attachment for baby carriages, a carriage including a wheeled shaft, a driving gear on the shaft, a fan shaft including separable portions, a fan supported by one of the portions, the other portion having a gear thereon adapted to mesh with the gear of the said wheeled shaft, a yieldable member supporting the fan shaft, and means for actuating the yieldable member to move the fan shaft and the wheeled shaft relatively.

3. In a fan attachment for baby carriages, a carriage having a wheeled shaft, a fan shaft geared to the wheeled shaft and including upper and lower sections, the lower section of the fan shaft being provided with a socket portion therein for interfitting engagement with the lower portion of the upper section of the fan shaft, a bracket supported by the carriage and embracing the socket portion on the lower section of the fan shaft and forming a stop to limit the sliding movement of the fan shaft in one In testimony whereof I aflix my signature direction, a branch portion carried by the in presence of two witnesses. bracket and embracing the upper section of the fan shaft, the said fan shaft being ad- EUGENE GLEMENTS' justable with respect to the wheeled shaft Witnesses:

of the carriage, and means for adjusting the JOHN A. KNOD,

said fan shaft. ALLEN L. WERST.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

